By Darasimi Oshodi In my last post, I started giving reasons why I think Nigeria is a case study in absurdity. The first reason I gave was the way our politicians change parties without caution. They even seem to get a kick out of their actions. I cited the examples of Nuhu Ribadu, Atiku Abubakar,… Continue reading Stealing Is Not Corruption: Why Nigeria Is a Case Study in Absurdity (Part Two)
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Like Nuhu Ribadu Like Christiano Ronaldo: Why Nigeria Is a Case Study in Absurdity (Part One)
By Darasimi Oshodi Could it have ever occurred to Hillary Clinton to defect from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party when she lost her presidential bid to Barack Obama? I am almost certain it couldn’t because theirs is a rational society where decisions are taken based on principles. So, former Chairman of the Economic… Continue reading Like Nuhu Ribadu Like Christiano Ronaldo: Why Nigeria Is a Case Study in Absurdity (Part One)
21 Reasons Why the Government Must #BringBackOurGirls Now! by Darasimi Oshodi
Darasimi Oshodi Four over months now, more than a hundred schoolgirls have been abducted from a school in Chibok, Borno State and there are no signs of them returning anytime soon. Some parents of the girls have died, with other apparently going through untold pains but the government seems to be at a loss as… Continue reading 21 Reasons Why the Government Must #BringBackOurGirls Now! by Darasimi Oshodi
Random Musings about Nigeria and Nigerians – Darasimi Oshodi
By Darasimi Oshodi This piece is an attempt to write down some of my thoughts on some things I have noticed in my environment. The two sections are from two different trains of thought and that is why I have demarcated them. Enjoy the read. I have come to the categorical conclusion that Nigerians are… Continue reading Random Musings about Nigeria and Nigerians – Darasimi Oshodi
Deadlier than HIV: Hepatitis B – by Darasimi Oshodi
by Darasimi Oshodi The World Hepatitis Day was recently observed. So this post is my own way of contributing to the sensitisation on Hepatitis. The First Service in my church on Sunday is tagged ‘Empowerment Service’, where issues like entrepreneurship, academics, health, wealth, purpose, etc., are addressed. At one of our services, a medical doctor,… Continue reading Deadlier than HIV: Hepatitis B – by Darasimi Oshodi
Kenya to Launch Tourism Promotion Outfit in Germany, by Mickie Ojijo
by Mickie Ojijo After ten years of futile effort to persuade Kenya Government to review its decision leading to closure of the Tourism Marketing offices in Germany, Kenya Development Associates-Germany will launch a private bureau to market Kenya in August. It is the public domain Kenya’s tourism trade has been plagued with an assortment of… Continue reading Kenya to Launch Tourism Promotion Outfit in Germany, by Mickie Ojijo
Unprofessionalism: The Nigerian Experience, by Yinka Ogunlana
by Yinka Ogunlana The effects of professionalism can never be over-emphasized in developed nations around the world. In this vein, it is imperative to look into Nigeria; the biggest, largest, most populous and biggest oil-rich country in Africa, which is equally blessed with both immense human and natural resources. Most times, one begins to ponder… Continue reading Unprofessionalism: The Nigerian Experience, by Yinka Ogunlana
The Hegemonic Politics in the Middle East: Time for America to Act, by Abiodun Fatai
by Abiodun Fatai If the “war of attrition” currently going on in Palestine-Gaza strip is anything to go come by, it is a war in which humans temperament is not of antagonistic culture as postulated by Samuel Huntington, but of dangerous hatred and injustice, orchestrated by the US and its allies against the Muslim world.… Continue reading The Hegemonic Politics in the Middle East: Time for America to Act, by Abiodun Fatai